Manufacturing Automation

Lockheed Martin to Add 6,000 Jobs, Invest $300M in Munitions Plant

Lockheed Martin to Add 6,000 Jobs, Invest $300M in Munitions Plant

Dallas – October 14, 2026 -- Lockheed Martin plans to create 6,000 jobs across the United States, including 2,000 in Texas, as it expands advanced manufacturing capacity for critical munitions. The company is investing $300 million at its Grand Prairie, Texas, operation and growing the site's footprint to more than 735,000 square feet.

Grand Prairie expansion adds 100,000 square feet of new space

The build-out includes 100,000 square feet of new space and 85,000 square feet of office space being converted for advanced manufacturing. The added room will support automation, digital manufacturing and high-precision machining.

EMCO Opens Dedicated Heavy-Duty Trailer Spring Plant, Hires Veteran

EMCO Opens Dedicated Heavy-Duty Trailer Spring Plant, Hires Veteran

Tulsa, Okla. – October 07, 2026 -- EMCO Industries has brought online a 30,000-square-foot automated manufacturing facility in Claremore, Oklahoma, dedicated exclusively to heavy-duty trailer leaf springs, more than doubling the company's production capacity. The multimillion-dollar plant pairs with the appointment of 35-year industry veteran Wayne Sornberger as director of business development, giving OEMs a domestic supply alternative with an eight-week lead time against 16 to 20 weeks for imported components.

Twelve robots automate the full production line from raw steel to finished spring

The Claremore facility runs 12 robots in sequence through shearing, tapering, forming, heat treating and quenching of American steel bars. Roughly a dozen heavy-duty spring configurations are now produced on the line, and the plant is expected to support approximately 20 new jobs in the region.